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CityCouncil | 2018-10-16 | 7 | Abstentions: Councilmember Ezzy Ashcraft - 1. (18-585) Recommendation to Accept $1,876,823 Grant from the Staffing for Adequate Fire and Emergency Response (SAFER) Program; and (18-585 A) Resolution No. 15446, "Amending the Fiscal Year 2018-19 Fire Grants Fund Revenue and Expenditures Budget by $3,043,494, Each, and the General Fund Expenditures Budget by $1,166,671 to Allocate the Required Matching Funds per the Grant Requirement." Adopted. The Fire Chief gave a brief presentation. Mayor Spencer inquired if the City would be adding any new firefighters. The Fire Chief responded that no additional firefighters would be added past the authorized strength adopted by Council. Mayor Spencer inquired how many active firefighters the City currently has, to which the Fire Chief responded the authorized sworn positions is 92. Mayor Spencer requested the Interim City Manager to address the current staffing numbers. The Interim City Manager requested the Fire Chief to address the number of present and planned vacancies and the turnover rate that the SAFER hires would cover. The Fire Chief stated there are seven vacancies in the Fire Department; he anticipates an additional seven vacancies due to retirements by the end of the year; even though 14 vacancies are anticipated, the Fire Department can only train ten personnel, at maximum, from an academy at a time; six would be paid from SAFER and four would be paid from the General Fund. In response to Mayor Spencer's inquiry regarding the length of the current vacancies, the Fire Chief stated current vacancies are from July to two weeks ago. Mayor Spencer inquired how many active firefighters the City had in 2016. The Fire Chief responded he could not answer that question. Mayor Spencer requested the Interim City Manager to address the certainty of the seven anticipated retirements. The Interim City Manager stated the retirements are highly probable; the Fire Chief has received "Intent to Retire" notices; employees have reached the average age of retirement and there are two work-related injuries. Regular Meeting Alameda City Council 4 October 16, 2018 | CityCouncil/2018-10-16.pdf |